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despite the billions spent and the thousands of lives lost, the taliban has not been defeated. some say at the america pulls out too quickly, it will be trade promises made and leave afghanistan vulnerable. >> it will be difficult to engage down the road if there is a large al qaeda return or the taliban takes over the country, to get the afghanistan's to trust us when we say we will be there to help you. >> america described it as the final chapter in afghanistan. president obama downsized out of the ambitions, winding down the war that is increasingly unpopular at home. this is not the final chapter. that is just that americans have grown wary about spending the money and spilling the blood. >>> for more on the future of the u.s. mission, i spoke a short time ago with the former u.s. ambassador to afghanistan. ambassador, thank you very much for coming in. president obama says that things are going so well he can actually speed up the transition. are the afghan security forces really ready to take over in the spring or is this more a matter of expediency for both countries? >
despite the billions spent and the thousands of lives lost, the taliban has not been defeated. some say at the america pulls out too quickly, it will be trade promises made and leave afghanistan vulnerable. >> it will be difficult to engage down the road if there is a large al qaeda return or the taliban takes over the country, to get the afghanistan's to trust us when we say we will be there to help you. >> america described it as the final chapter in afghanistan. president obama...
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the taliban to work with the afghan government and not against it. jamie. >> jamie: molly henneberg live in washington. good to see you and thank you. >>> serious new developments in a new al-qaeda hot spot in west africa. as we heard in that piece, french forces are launching air strikes on targets in mali, a former french colony. the operation coming after an appeal for help from mali's president. the attacks are driving islamic rebels out of a key city and destroying a militant command center. according to the "wall street journal," paris is asking the u.s. to send drone there is to support the campaign and france is raising its own terror threat level as a result of the strike. it's important to understand that the al-qaeda group there is one of the most dangerous offshoots of the terror group in the entire world. they've essentially carved out their own territory in the lawless desert region in the northern part of the country over the past nine months. we'll have much more to come on this developing story. gregg? >> gregg: a new push this week
the taliban to work with the afghan government and not against it. jamie. >> jamie: molly henneberg live in washington. good to see you and thank you. >>> serious new developments in a new al-qaeda hot spot in west africa. as we heard in that piece, french forces are launching air strikes on targets in mali, a former french colony. the operation coming after an appeal for help from mali's president. the attacks are driving islamic rebels out of a key city and destroying a...
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the taliban have a saying in afghanistan, talking about the u.s. they say you have the watches. we have the time. and they're just watching this debate in washington and calculating when they're going to be able to get back into power. bill: do you really believe that though? do you buy that public argument they're making, we will entertain the possibility that we leave zero troops behind? or is that just a negotiating ploy with karzai on friday? >> well look, we're not there to help karzai. i don't have anything against him or the people of afghanistan but we're not in that country to secure his regime or give those people a better life. we're there to prevent taliban from retaking control of the country and once again using it as a base for international terrorism and, endangering the government of pakistan and risking the prospect that pakistan is very substantial arsenal of nuclear weapons would fall into radical hands. that's why we're there and if we lose sight of that and i think that's what the administration is doing, we'll find ourselves sooner, rather than later, unde
the taliban have a saying in afghanistan, talking about the u.s. they say you have the watches. we have the time. and they're just watching this debate in washington and calculating when they're going to be able to get back into power. bill: do you really believe that though? do you buy that public argument they're making, we will entertain the possibility that we leave zero troops behind? or is that just a negotiating ploy with karzai on friday? >> well look, we're not there to help...
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they're expected to discuss peace talks with the taliban and future troop levels before karzai sits down with obama on friday. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is not happy with the image of himself on "time" magazine. they say they made him look like a mob boss. it shows christie ace handling of superstorm sandy has made him more popular with democrats than republicans. >>> next, to a disturbing story out of russia. what was supposed to be an enjoyable adventure took a giant turn as a giant ball with two men inside veered off course and rolled off a mountain cliff. one man was killed, and the other is in serious condition. >>> off the coast of australia, a man lost control of his boat, fell out and was equipmenting nearby while the boat was going in circles. a policeman was able to rescue the boat. >>> and a buy-by of the earth last night at a distance of 9 million miles. it's more than 1,000 feet wide. and could hit the earth by 2036. i certainly hope not. the dow opens at 13,390, the s&p and nasdaq were also up. overseas, the nikkei rose 74 points while the hang seng rose 75. to
they're expected to discuss peace talks with the taliban and future troop levels before karzai sits down with obama on friday. >>> new jersey governor chris christie is not happy with the image of himself on "time" magazine. they say they made him look like a mob boss. it shows christie ace handling of superstorm sandy has made him more popular with democrats than republicans. >>> next, to a disturbing story out of russia. what was supposed to be an enjoyable...
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taliban controlling the country. al-qaeda riding on their backs, a safe haven to plan for attacks. >> megyn: and american men and women serving that, wondering what they were there for if the country winds up looking much like it did in 2000. >> exactly. >> megyn: some the issues that will be considered. ambassador bolten, thanks for being here, sir. >> thank you. >> megyn: see you soon. want to get to some other news at this hour, this is a fox news alert on this flu outbreak. as the death toll climbs and one federal health agency starts calling this an epidemic, i'm megyn kelly, the centers for disease control releasing its latest numbers on the flu today noting that 20 children have now died and 47 states are now dealing with widespread flu activity. up from 41 last week. but there's a big lag in the c.d.c. reporting and those numbers do not tell the whole story. in just the last 48 hours, we've learned that flu now killed 27 in minnesota, 22 in pennsylvania, 18 in massachusetts, and 8 in oklahoma, 6 in illinois.
taliban controlling the country. al-qaeda riding on their backs, a safe haven to plan for attacks. >> megyn: and american men and women serving that, wondering what they were there for if the country winds up looking much like it did in 2000. >> exactly. >> megyn: some the issues that will be considered. ambassador bolten, thanks for being here, sir. >> thank you. >> megyn: see you soon. want to get to some other news at this hour, this is a fox news alert on this...
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the taliban was a part of this type of government. we sided with the taliban when russia invaded. they were taken a back when we invaded their country after 2001. host: what do you see as the future of the u.s. role? caller: we need to get out immediately. host: memphis tennessee, served in the army and spent some time in afghanistan. kelly, tell us what you did in afghanistan? caller: i was assigned to special ops. what i want to say is, i do not see any reason for us to stay there. i think that when we leave, the taliban and al qaeda will come back. as long as they're given safe haven in pakistan, they're just waiting for us to leave. i do not see any benefit for our country to remain there. host: some of the callers have said we need to keep at least 10,000. some of the stories we have been reading have said anywhere from 3000-6000. you say we should be out of their completely? caller: yes, i think we should just leave. as long as they have one of the most corrupt governments of their -- as long as pakistan allows the taliban and al qaeda safe havens, they are just waiting for
the taliban was a part of this type of government. we sided with the taliban when russia invaded. they were taken a back when we invaded their country after 2001. host: what do you see as the future of the u.s. role? caller: we need to get out immediately. host: memphis tennessee, served in the army and spent some time in afghanistan. kelly, tell us what you did in afghanistan? caller: i was assigned to special ops. what i want to say is, i do not see any reason for us to stay there. i think...
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taliban fighters who attacked u.s. forces in afghanistan. five other people were killed in the strike, including one of his aides. >>> we know that dallas cowboys lineman josh brent had a blood-alcohol limit twice the legal limit during his accident. but now an autopsy found that brown was sober at the time of the crash. his blood-alcohol was 0.056, well below the legal standards. >> neither wearing seat belts, as well. >>> another sports story, an inspiring one from southern new jersey. josh berelli is star of his high school team, averaging over 20 points in the game and suffers from a condition that causes rashes and lesions. all he can do is take medication and spend eight minutes a day in a tanning booth. there will be much more on this story coming up on "good morning mech." i believe he was the first diagnosed case in the united states and they really don't know a lot about this. very, very rare. >> no one has even heard of it. >> and it clears up. he was in remission, now he's suffering another setback. >>> here's a look at your frid
taliban fighters who attacked u.s. forces in afghanistan. five other people were killed in the strike, including one of his aides. >>> we know that dallas cowboys lineman josh brent had a blood-alcohol limit twice the legal limit during his accident. but now an autopsy found that brown was sober at the time of the crash. his blood-alcohol was 0.056, well below the legal standards. >> neither wearing seat belts, as well. >>> another sports story, an inspiring one from...
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the taliban have said they will try to kill her and her father? they do come back. there's still a very real threat in her home district and girls go to school with an armed guard outside and there's been an uptick in violence and the taliban has been targeting health workers and teachers so the threat is still very, very real and this is a girl whose portfolio has extended and the impact she's having is not just there, so i think she will continue to have an impact across pakistan and around the world. >> what implications has this had and will this continue to have, potentially, for the future of girls' education in that country? >> i think it's still too early to say. certainly if there's anything good that's come of this attack on malala is there's finally a conversation that's been had that's never been had at the highest level. education has never been priority f priority. and they spend 3% of their budget on education and that's abysmal. single digits in some parts for women in the country. we're talking about a country of 180 million and the vast majority of
the taliban have said they will try to kill her and her father? they do come back. there's still a very real threat in her home district and girls go to school with an armed guard outside and there's been an uptick in violence and the taliban has been targeting health workers and teachers so the threat is still very, very real and this is a girl whose portfolio has extended and the impact she's having is not just there, so i think she will continue to have an impact across pakistan and around...
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the taliban are extremely divided. and it is not clear whether they're even sincere about the talks or using them as a tactic. i'll be honest with you. i think at the end of the day, you're going to have the taliban once again have a role in afghanistan, particularly in the south, where they have all the ethnic ties. they're going to be part of afghanistan's future. what is not obvious, though, is that the taliban, even after they come back, are going to once again establish a close relationship with al qaeda. it is quite possible that they learned their lesson. what this suggests is you could have an afghanistan which does not provide sanctuary to al qaeda, to any significant degree, but will also be an afghanistan that kind of looks messy, that looks tribal, that has all these ethnic and geographic divisions and in some ways looks quite a bit like the afghanistan before the united states invested this decade of effort. >> did something jump out at you, richard, you watched this afghanistan story for a long time, from
the taliban are extremely divided. and it is not clear whether they're even sincere about the talks or using them as a tactic. i'll be honest with you. i think at the end of the day, you're going to have the taliban once again have a role in afghanistan, particularly in the south, where they have all the ethnic ties. they're going to be part of afghanistan's future. what is not obvious, though, is that the taliban, even after they come back, are going to once again establish a close...
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today with the president of afghanistan hamid karzai, they're expected to discuss peace talks with the taliban and future u.s. troops before karzai sits down with the president on friday. >>> a disturbing story out of russia, what was supposed to be an enjoyable adventure took a tragic turn, as a giant inflatable zorb ball with two men inside veered off course, one man was killed and the other is in serious condition. >>> off the coast of australia, a man lost control of his boat, fell out and was swimming around nearby while the boat was spinning in circle. a police craft was finally able to rescue the boater and he is reportedly doing well. >>> and the huge doomsday asteroid made a fly-by of the u.s. last night, it's more than 1,000 feet wide and could actually hit the earth in the year 2036. >>> now for a look at wall street, the dow opened the day at 13,390 after gaining 61 points on wednesday. overseas the nikkei rose 74. >>> earnings optimism returned to the street wednesday. today, we'll see how investors react to the latest data. holiday retail sales and earnings from oil giant chevron
today with the president of afghanistan hamid karzai, they're expected to discuss peace talks with the taliban and future u.s. troops before karzai sits down with the president on friday. >>> a disturbing story out of russia, what was supposed to be an enjoyable adventure took a tragic turn, as a giant inflatable zorb ball with two men inside veered off course, one man was killed and the other is in serious condition. >>> off the coast of australia, a man lost control of his...
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would start to leave a vacuum and a vulnerability to the afghan government that would be filled by taliban for sure and could result in an afghanistan that we found before the turn of this century. >> so you would recommend against it. >> if i were still in office, yes, i would. i think there's potential there in afghanistan to make the place a lot more secure with afghan forces, but it's going to take more time than we have currently. >> why do you think the white house may see it differently? >> i think part of it is there's always tension between getting afghans to take responsibility for their own actions and making sure they're doing all they can and not overly relying on u.s. and allied forces. so i think part of what we're seeing is playing out probably in the media here is to put some pressure on the karzai government to be realistic about their expectations and make sure that the afghans are doing all they can to ensure their own security. >> what might come out of a karzai visit? >> well, i would hope one of the things that would come out of it is some sort of agreement on what s
would start to leave a vacuum and a vulnerability to the afghan government that would be filled by taliban for sure and could result in an afghanistan that we found before the turn of this century. >> so you would recommend against it. >> if i were still in office, yes, i would. i think there's potential there in afghanistan to make the place a lot more secure with afghan forces, but it's going to take more time than we have currently. >> why do you think the white house may...
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part of that includes a taliban political office in the country of qatar to help facilitate negotiations with afghan leaders. jamie. >> jamie: thanks so much, molly. we're also following for you another al-qaeda hot spot, it's in west africa. french forces launching air strikes overnight on three separate targets in mally, a former french colony, driving rebels out of a key city and destroying a command center. according to the wall street journal, paris is asking support. after an appeal from help from mali's president and involved hundreds of french troops. officials say one french helicopter was downed and the pilot later died of his wounds. we're also getting new reports that france has just raised its terror threat level as a result of the current military action. and it's important to understand, this is one of the most dangerous off-shoots of al-qaeda in the world bar none. they've carved out their territory in the lawless desert region in the northern part of that country in the past nine months. we will have much more to come on this developing story, so stay tuned. kelly. >> ke
part of that includes a taliban political office in the country of qatar to help facilitate negotiations with afghan leaders. jamie. >> jamie: thanks so much, molly. we're also following for you another al-qaeda hot spot, it's in west africa. french forces launching air strikes overnight on three separate targets in mally, a former french colony, driving rebels out of a key city and destroying a command center. according to the wall street journal, paris is asking support. after an appeal...
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the taliban are in a lot of places in the countryside. so, again, it's going to be how well can the afghan army do when we're not around in any great numbers. and, again, when everything looks good on paper, it always does. it's just, you know earlier -- last year i went to a number of the places where the americans and afghans were fighting together, and, you know when you're in kabul and when you're in washington everything sounds great. but when you get out there in the field, it doesn't always look as good. >> all right. dexter filkins, thank you. >>> disgraced cyclist lance armstrong is expected to confess to doping earlier in his career. he'll make a confession during a taped interview with oprah winfrey that will air on thursday. he was stripped of his seven tour de france titles and banned for life from the sport for using performance-enhancing drugs. >>> a father whose daughter was massacred at the aurora theatre last summer lashed out. steve hernandez shouted rot in hell to james holmes during a court hearing on friday. holmes a
the taliban are in a lot of places in the countryside. so, again, it's going to be how well can the afghan army do when we're not around in any great numbers. and, again, when everything looks good on paper, it always does. it's just, you know earlier -- last year i went to a number of the places where the americans and afghans were fighting together, and, you know when you're in kabul and when you're in washington everything sounds great. but when you get out there in the field, it doesn't...
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out a top taliban commander in pakistan. his death is seen as a serious blow because he gave money and weapons to support taliban fighters who attacked u.s. forces in afghanistan. a pentagon official describes him as someone who has a great deal of blood on his hands. >>> from deep inside caves in the taliban territory of afghanistan, a remarkable discovery. israel's national library has unveiled a collection of ancient hebrew manuscripts it just bought. the artifacts point to a thriving jewish community in the region about 1,000 years ago. the papers survived because the caves are so dry and so dark. >>> police in florida are asking for help in finding three criminals. they were caught on cameras this past monday as they held up a radioshack in pompano beach. once they corralled workers and customers into a storage room, they fled out the back door and into a waiting get-away car. >> brazen. >>> and on a much lighter note, but also from florida, some anger over what some neighbors are calling an eye sore. >> this homeowner
out a top taliban commander in pakistan. his death is seen as a serious blow because he gave money and weapons to support taliban fighters who attacked u.s. forces in afghanistan. a pentagon official describes him as someone who has a great deal of blood on his hands. >>> from deep inside caves in the taliban territory of afghanistan, a remarkable discovery. israel's national library has unveiled a collection of ancient hebrew manuscripts it just bought. the artifacts point to a...
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we up ended taliban government and we incurred some responsibility to help afghanistan set itself on the right course. we have largely done that. it's not perfect but women have rights that they didn't have before. there are six million females in school that wouldn't be if we had left it the way it was. >> neil: but not leaving a single troop there? >> i think president obama offered a strategic partnership to afghanistan back in 2009 when he authorized the troops. i think they need to know we are partners whether it's a certain number or amount of money or whatever, i think it's the idea that we are their ally and partner. we'll thereby to help them navigate. >> neil: you first arrived in 2002. you are a great student of history. that is what is really masterful in this book. so we have done our duty and we have done all we can do and time to go? >> it's partly our duty and partly our american strategic interests. when we arrived in 2002, afghanistan had already been torn by 23 years of war. the society was turned upside-down. i don't think we understood it. until we understood it
we up ended taliban government and we incurred some responsibility to help afghanistan set itself on the right course. we have largely done that. it's not perfect but women have rights that they didn't have before. there are six million females in school that wouldn't be if we had left it the way it was. >> neil: but not leaving a single troop there? >> i think president obama offered a strategic partnership to afghanistan back in 2009 when he authorized the troops. i think they...
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updated me on peace and today we agreed that this process should be advanced by the opening of the taliban office to facilitate talks. >> reporter: talks on peace remain grim when fighting resumes this spring. it's not expected to let up. but the u.s. combat role will never be the same. >> they will continue to fight there when needed. but let me say this as plainly as i can. starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission. training, advising, assisting, afghan forces. and it will be a short moment and another step towards full afghan sovereignty, something that i know they care deeply about due to the afghan people. >> and they all began to accelerate after the transition u.s. forces for the combat from training. he endorsed the moves and welcomed the smaller u.s. troop presence. >> numbers are not going to make a difference to the situation in afghanistan. it is what releases you there to make it to afghanistan and beyond in the region. >> reporter: the next big decision. how many u.s. forces, if any, will remain in afghanistan after 2014? pentagon recommendations range fr
updated me on peace and today we agreed that this process should be advanced by the opening of the taliban office to facilitate talks. >> reporter: talks on peace remain grim when fighting resumes this spring. it's not expected to let up. but the u.s. combat role will never be the same. >> they will continue to fight there when needed. but let me say this as plainly as i can. starting this spring, our troops will have a different mission. training, advising, assisting, afghan...
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is there a better strategy for peace talks with the taliban? that could actually produce a formal end to the war, our departure really can't. jenna: if you would, michael, because the last time you were in afghanistan i remember reading some of your notes from that trip. you said at that time you said the taliban are not winning now, but that that could change, and so when we're looking at a war and finishing it and who won and who lost if the taliban are negotiated with is that a win for us? is it a win for the american people and our security? >> i think our core security goal is to make sure that the government in afghanistan is in control of its own territory to the point where terrorists sanctuaries cannot spring up again. that is the core american national security goal. we'd like to be able to also keep an eye on pakistan's western provincess from that area as well and continue some of the operations that as you know we've been conducting from afghanistan to go after terrorists there too. those are our core interests. everything else is
is there a better strategy for peace talks with the taliban? that could actually produce a formal end to the war, our departure really can't. jenna: if you would, michael, because the last time you were in afghanistan i remember reading some of your notes from that trip. you said at that time you said the taliban are not winning now, but that that could change, and so when we're looking at a war and finishing it and who won and who lost if the taliban are negotiated with is that a win for us?...
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. >>> the man known as the american taliban should be allowed to pray daily in their high security prison. john walker lin filed a lawsuit with his right to play with his muslim inmates once a day instead of once a week. >>> a soul food restaurant in oakland held a special breakfast buffet today calling on community members to help keep its doors open. the owners of uncle willie's bar-b-que are facing a foreclosure sale next monday. this morning they urged customers to urge their loan company to extend their loan. >> we asked the bank to help us. they offered us several programs that were set up for us to fail and that's exactly what we did. we've been failing. >> the rest rant has been operating from its current location for almost eight years -- the restaurant has been operating from its current location for almost eight years. >>> what we learned about the flu shot supply. >>> the flu season is ramping up as we learn the virus is now widespread in all but three states in the united states. and california just happens to be one of those states. but doctors say it's only a matter of time
. >>> the man known as the american taliban should be allowed to pray daily in their high security prison. john walker lin filed a lawsuit with his right to play with his muslim inmates once a day instead of once a week. >>> a soul food restaurant in oakland held a special breakfast buffet today calling on community members to help keep its doors open. the owners of uncle willie's bar-b-que are facing a foreclosure sale next monday. this morning they urged customers to urge...
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we have seriously weakened the taliban. you know, the two remain resilient. we know they're still out there, but we've been able to take the battle to the taliban and prevent them from getting any territory they lost and we're continuing to do that. we are seeing a ansf and afghan military that is increasingly important its ability to be operational. we've gone through a transition areas and above of a 75% of the population of afghanistan and those transitions are working, moving in the right direction and it is the ansf providing the security with regards to all of these areas. in addition to that, we have and removing the fourth tranche in next year will implement the final tranche in this transition. so progress is being made. progress is being made on the battlefield. progress is being made with regards to the society in afghanistan. the house arab afghans is improving. is it everything we want? note. is it everything that we would hope they would be able to achieve in this timeframe? not yet. but we are moving in the right direction and i think over thes
we have seriously weakened the taliban. you know, the two remain resilient. we know they're still out there, but we've been able to take the battle to the taliban and prevent them from getting any territory they lost and we're continuing to do that. we are seeing a ansf and afghan military that is increasingly important its ability to be operational. we've gone through a transition areas and above of a 75% of the population of afghanistan and those transitions are working, moving in the right...
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troops the country will revert to the taliban you have provided options not to the president yet but to the national security staff. as you know i don't speak about options until i have had a chance to speak to the president. >> at the state department president karzai is dining tonight with secretary clinton and leon panetta. he brought a long list of military equipment that karzai needs from kabul but which what is is increasingly clear whatever u.s. presence there will be in afghanistan after 2014 will be quite small, shepard. >> jenks then there is israel. the israeli defense minister in town in washington and talking about concerns of serious chemical weapons amid that civil war. >> it's interesting, the last time that ehud barak the defense minister was in town in washington at the end the of last year. we started hearing reports that there was new intelligence suggesting that sara ran gas had been mixed and maybe even loaded into weapons inside syria. just two days ago we heard the "new york times" report that that intelligence came from israel. yesterday israeli defense minis
troops the country will revert to the taliban you have provided options not to the president yet but to the national security staff. as you know i don't speak about options until i have had a chance to speak to the president. >> at the state department president karzai is dining tonight with secretary clinton and leon panetta. he brought a long list of military equipment that karzai needs from kabul but which what is is increasingly clear whatever u.s. presence there will be in...
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president bama on these and othhr topics.from the hour long discussson, the u-s wantee assurances thaa the taliban would not be allowed tooset up shoo immediately after u-s troops leave.i can asssre you mr. secretaay that afghanistan will, with the help that you provide, be able people and to protecc it's bordersthe obama administration warns nottto exxect anything firm on troop numbers toocome out of toddy's meeting between the two presidents and their delegaaions at the white house ... as the two siies move closer to ending the elevee afghanistan.iim ed payne reporting.-----end----- cnn.script----- victims of identity theft an expect a longer wait foo their tax refunds.last year, they pere told to wwit almost six months for their returns to beeproceesed.an i-r-s watchdog group says there could be similar or even longer delays this year. tte groop sayssthe until it conducts internal paperwork... even if it hhs alreedy determined that the identify theft victim is owed a refund. the flu is in full ffrcc this s. season..he newest instrument some families are uuing.. to fight it...and just how many s
president bama on these and othhr topics.from the hour long discussson, the u-s wantee assurances thaa the taliban would not be allowed tooset up shoo immediately after u-s troops leave.i can asssre you mr. secretaay that afghanistan will, with the help that you provide, be able people and to protecc it's bordersthe obama administration warns nottto exxect anything firm on troop numbers toocome out of toddy's meeting between the two presidents and their delegaaions at the white house ... as the...
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now the pentagon is pushing back, saying it could jeopardize any negotiating power with the taliban. >> the position we take in showing that we are going to continue to complete this mission, the better the chances we have to ultimately achieve political reconciliation. >> the pentagon was only the beginning of the afghan president's visit to washington. >> our meeting, i believe, helped -- will help lay the ground work for president karzai's discussions tomorrow with president obama. >> sources say president karzai and his defense minister brought a wish list to the pentagon, drones, helicopters, and hardware to support their security forces. >> what we talked about yesterday was, you know, let's move beyond a wish list of equipment. >> the u.s. want assurances the terrorists won't set up troops in afghanistan after the troops leave. karzai agreed. >> be able to provide security to these people. >> but a recent pentagon reports that the afghan border patrol relies on the u.s. for even its most basic needs, food and water. it's rife with illiteracy, lack of accountability, and corrup
now the pentagon is pushing back, saying it could jeopardize any negotiating power with the taliban. >> the position we take in showing that we are going to continue to complete this mission, the better the chances we have to ultimately achieve political reconciliation. >> the pentagon was only the beginning of the afghan president's visit to washington. >> our meeting, i believe, helped -- will help lay the ground work for president karzai's discussions tomorrow with...
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days in seven years, for this war to end up in a situation where they have a government that's not taliban and al-qaeda free? how much does it mean to you and those who lost their lives? >> it means a lot to me. the afghan people made a lot of progress. if go back from 1979, really until the present, they've been at war. the country has been torn apart. in the last few years, they have made progress, more rights for women, more kids in schools, economic progress and a lot of different things. they don't want to lose that. to me, it's very important for our moral responsibility to the afghan people, but also for our geostrategic interest in the region. i don't necessarily think that means thousands of american troops there. i do think that it means a strategic partnership to secure in the minds of afghan people that they've got a friend. >> steve: we want to talk to you on the other side of a quick timeout about saddam hussein because there is some stuff that you can clarify for us. so the general is sticking around. more on his great new book "my share of the task" coming up. >> brian: let
days in seven years, for this war to end up in a situation where they have a government that's not taliban and al-qaeda free? how much does it mean to you and those who lost their lives? >> it means a lot to me. the afghan people made a lot of progress. if go back from 1979, really until the present, they've been at war. the country has been torn apart. in the last few years, they have made progress, more rights for women, more kids in schools, economic progress and a lot of different...
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. >> alisyn: and shot down by the taliban for standing up to women and girl's rights. she just got out of the hospital, and again. >> tucker: and justin bieber caught smoking pot. >> not the biebs. ♪ initiated. neural speeds increasing to 4g lte. brain upgrading to a quad-core processor. predictive intelligence with google now complete. introducing droid dna by htc. it's not an upgrade to your phone. it's an upgrade to yourself. >> and welcome back, quick sports headlines for you this morning. nfl wild card weekend underway with a strong bang yesterday. i hope you watched these games, strong packers defense made quick work of minnesota, 24-10. they play they play san francisco next week and foster led the victory over cincinnati, 19-13 and houston faces a tough battle against new england next weekend, ali. >> thank you. 15-year-old malala yousufzai, a symbol of courage after being shot in the head by the taliban. and this week released from a british hospital. will malala live a normal live or carry on her mission or return to pakistan? joining us now is the presiden
. >> alisyn: and shot down by the taliban for standing up to women and girl's rights. she just got out of the hospital, and again. >> tucker: and justin bieber caught smoking pot. >> not the biebs. ♪ initiated. neural speeds increasing to 4g lte. brain upgrading to a quad-core processor. predictive intelligence with google now complete. introducing droid dna by htc. it's not an upgrade to your phone. it's an upgrade to yourself. >> and welcome back, quick sports...
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the 15-year-old pakistani girl shot in the head by the taliban nearly three months ago released from a british hospital overnight. we'll tell you why her recovery is far from over. >>> still the speaker, john boehner shows his trademark emotion as he's re-elected to his leadership post on capitol hill. >>> as vice president joe biden welcomes lawmakers and their families to washington like only he can. >> come on, mom. take a chance. >> beautiful. >>> before she was princess, a never-before-seen photo of diana emernls and take a look at what's written on it. not to be published. why it's finally coming to light "today," friday, january 4th, 2013. >> announcer: from nbc this is "today" with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller center. >>> good morning. i'm matt lauer. >> and i'm erica hill in for savannah this morning. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton plans to return to her office next week after she was, of course, hospitalized for a blood clot in her head. >> that is good news. she won't be doing a lot of traveling, though, because the doctors hav
the 15-year-old pakistani girl shot in the head by the taliban nearly three months ago released from a british hospital overnight. we'll tell you why her recovery is far from over. >>> still the speaker, john boehner shows his trademark emotion as he's re-elected to his leadership post on capitol hill. >>> as vice president joe biden welcomes lawmakers and their families to washington like only he can. >> come on, mom. take a chance. >> beautiful. >>>...
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they were building up the afghan military to sort of push back the taliban. but it was always clear that at some point, you know, whether it's 2014 or '15 or '16 that military's going to have to get smaller because the afghan government cannot afford to sustain it and other countries will not put enough money into afghanistan to keep numbers at that size. >> good to see you, chris lawrence. >>> a face-off erupting in china over freedom of the press. this is all happening in a place called guangzhou, a little more than 80 miles from hong kong. in a rare protest, chinese rallied outside the offices of the southern weekly newspaper. they were supporting the journalists who say that the government rewrote an editorial calling for politic real form and gave it a positive spin. a very positive spin. howard kurtz host of "reliable sources" and the washington bureau chief of "newsweek" and "the daily beast." a lot of people surprised that they wouldn't be censorship of something like this. this newspaper's had a bit of rope in the past to play with. why does this inc
they were building up the afghan military to sort of push back the taliban. but it was always clear that at some point, you know, whether it's 2014 or '15 or '16 that military's going to have to get smaller because the afghan government cannot afford to sustain it and other countries will not put enough money into afghanistan to keep numbers at that size. >> good to see you, chris lawrence. >>> a face-off erupting in china over freedom of the press. this is all happening in a...
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. >> the pakistan teenagers shot by the taliban has been released from hospital and the uk. 15 year old malala yousafzai was shot while combating campaigning for gross education in her home country and taken to university hospital in birmingham for emergency treatment. her case won worldwide recognition for her struggle for women's rights in pakistan. the 15 year-old made the short list for time magazine's person of the year and out the gross father has been given a diplomatic post in the uk. the position with an initial three-year commitment virtually guarantees she'll remain in the uk. former arizona commerce one and gabrielle giffords is expected to visit new town conn today. their reports that she will be at the scene of the last month's deadly school shooting at sandy hook elementary school. the school resumes classes' today and the new building in the nearby town of monroe. giffords is still recovering after being shot in the head of the campaign and in her home state of arizona and january 2011. >> numbers from the cbc this morning showcases of the sow for the week ending decembe
. >> the pakistan teenagers shot by the taliban has been released from hospital and the uk. 15 year old malala yousafzai was shot while combating campaigning for gross education in her home country and taken to university hospital in birmingham for emergency treatment. her case won worldwide recognition for her struggle for women's rights in pakistan. the 15 year-old made the short list for time magazine's person of the year and out the gross father has been given a diplomatic post in the...
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and that is, is that there are safe-havens as you mentioned inside of pakistan where the afghanistan taliban harbor, and the pakistanis are protecting them. we are hoping to make some progress with those safe havens as well. jenna: one of the reasons why that's so underlined if you will is because pakistan has nuclear weapons. no one really knows for sure human there is a big question about who can get their hands-on the tphaoeubg lar weapons in the wrong scenario, that is also something we're concerned about with north korea. we'll move onto this other sorry we've been watching, a strange one if you will. you have the former governor bill richardson who has made numerous trips to north korea. he's going with google bill schmidt saying it had a humanitarian focus. north korea recently tested another rocket are, and there has been increased pressure on that country. what do you make of this? >> i think the time is really awful. and it's disappointing they didn't listen to the administration. the administration -- jenna: they said, no, right they said we are going on this private mission. wash
and that is, is that there are safe-havens as you mentioned inside of pakistan where the afghanistan taliban harbor, and the pakistanis are protecting them. we are hoping to make some progress with those safe havens as well. jenna: one of the reasons why that's so underlined if you will is because pakistan has nuclear weapons. no one really knows for sure human there is a big question about who can get their hands-on the tphaoeubg lar weapons in the wrong scenario, that is also something we're...
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. >> how could we hope for stability if we're out entirely in two years and the taliban knows we're going to be out? and even with 70,000 troops on the ground right now, is that really possible? >> i think we've grown afghan capability a lot. but they've got to step up and actually use it. i think what president obama has offered is a strategic partnership. president karzai will be here this week in d.c. visiting president obama, and i suspect they'll be talking about something that is a durable, long-term, sustainable relationship which allows us to help without allowing us to do too much. >> have you seen the movie "zero dark thirty" yet? >> i have. i think the depiction of the raid really captures -- i went on about 150 similar raids. it's real in tenor and tone. the second is, they show a decade-long effort by hundreds of thousands of professionals day after day, year after year, despite sacrifices. i think it captures that well. >> you were part of that, and we certainly appreciate your service. >> david, thanks for having me. >> i read your book and very much enjoyed it, his new boo
. >> how could we hope for stability if we're out entirely in two years and the taliban knows we're going to be out? and even with 70,000 troops on the ground right now, is that really possible? >> i think we've grown afghan capability a lot. but they've got to step up and actually use it. i think what president obama has offered is a strategic partnership. president karzai will be here this week in d.c. visiting president obama, and i suspect they'll be talking about something that...
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forces, that the afghan forces will not hang on to, sell it to, or have it capturedded from them by the taliban, and is it being a risk that what mite up in the hands of the haqqani network or potentially al al-qaa related groups? >> well, the defense secretary gave some information to the house in november about plans on this. he said the intense is to extract all equipment whose value to the arms forces is an extraction and recooperation. reallily, that is, you would expect that to include or have sophisticated equipment, but if we hope we do the southern route, pakistan, but we are negotiating northern rotes in kazakhstan and russia, but we can also bring equipment out by air, and as things stand now r there are no firm plans to leave equipment behind. there is no decisions to leave behind equipment x in afghanistan. if we do that, all relevant issues have to be looked at, but i think we should. if left to the afghan courses, we regard it in the same way. >> will export lines have to be issued for goods that are gifted, and will there be a need of approval for any such equipment? >> there's
forces, that the afghan forces will not hang on to, sell it to, or have it capturedded from them by the taliban, and is it being a risk that what mite up in the hands of the haqqani network or potentially al al-qaa related groups? >> well, the defense secretary gave some information to the house in november about plans on this. he said the intense is to extract all equipment whose value to the arms forces is an extraction and recooperation. reallily, that is, you would expect that to...
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is it being assessed that what might and the in of the hands of the taliban or some al qaeda believe the group's? >> the defense secretary give some information to the house and did in november about our plans on this. he told the house our intention is to respect all the equipment is the lead to the armed forces is greater than the cost of extraction. and recuperation. you would expect that to include woodall sophisticated -- inc lude with all sophisticated equipment. the can -- we can also bring some equipment out by air. there are no plans currently to leave any equipment behind. if we do that, all the relevant issues will have to be looked at -- but we will be regarded the and the the same way. >> will export licenses have to be issued? will there be a need for parliamentary approval be? >> every opportunity -- >> the equipment from the uk requires an export license. if the gift is above a certain by a, they are called in advance -- certain value, they are called in advance. >> i think it will be revisiting this issue. >> i'm sure. >> coming now to argentina. >> the cake governme
is it being assessed that what might and the in of the hands of the taliban or some al qaeda believe the group's? >> the defense secretary give some information to the house and did in november about our plans on this. he told the house our intention is to respect all the equipment is the lead to the armed forces is greater than the cost of extraction. and recuperation. you would expect that to include woodall sophisticated -- inc lude with all sophisticated equipment. the can -- we can...